Generator emblem MRI sicd subq at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital

1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL · Nm · · NPI 1669534517

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$89,966.41

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$128,523.45

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$14,489.62 with AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] vs $79,178.25 with UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $14,489.62 ↓ -84%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA NIU $26,920.61 ↓ -70%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA IL PREFERRED $28,424.99 ↓ -68%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN NMH TIER ONE $35,630.21 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC CORE $39,747.48 ↓ -56%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA BROAD $41,726.94 ↓ -54%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] KH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $42,043.65 ↓ -53%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PAR/INDEMNITY ADP $44,260.64 ↓ -51%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE SELECT $47,823.66 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE PREFERRED $47,823.66 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS BLUECHOICE OPTIONS $47,823.66 ↓ -47%
THE ALLIANCE [1703] KH THE ALLIANCE $51,465.86 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS HMO $52,566.44 ↓ -42%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS HMO $52,566.44 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC HMO/PPO $52,970.25 ↓ -41%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA $53,366.14 ↓ -41%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH BCBS PPO $56,216.56 ↓ -38%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS [1402] KH BCBS PPO $56,216.56 ↓ -38%
HEALTHLINK [125] KH SEIU HEALTHLINK $59,383.69 ↓ -34%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH AETNA ASA $59,462.87 ↓ -34%
CHOICECARE [177] KH CHOICE CARE $59,858.76 ↓ -33%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH MULTIPLAN $61,759.04 ↓ -31%
COVENTRYONE PPO [17110] KH PERSONAL CARE $68,093.30 ↓ -24%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] KH PERSONAL CARE $68,093.30 ↓ -24%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] KH PERSONAL CARE $68,093.30 ↓ -24%
COVENTRY [1218] KH PERSONAL CARE $68,093.30 ↓ -24%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] KH HFN $72,843.99 ↓ -19%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $79,178.25 ↓ -12%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] KH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $79,178.25 ↓ -12%
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] KH OPTUM UBH BHS PROF $79,178.25 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] KH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $79,178.25 ↓ -12%
ALTERNATE BLUE CROSS MEDICARE ADV [2304] KH MEDICARE not published by hospital
BLUE CROSS MEDICAID [1612] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
ALTERNATE HUMANA MEDICARE ADV [2409] KH HUMANA MEDICARE ADVT not published by hospital
GLOBAL EXCEL [1712] KH MEDICARE not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING SPECIALCARE OF IL [1608] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK HMO [1610] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
MERIDIAN HEALTH PLAN HMO [1604] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
COUNTYCARE IL COOK CO [1607] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
CENPATICO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [1603] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital
HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICAID [1310] KH ILLINOIS MEDICAID not published by hospital

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Generator emblem MRI sicd subq at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $45,000.00 $11,383.36 – $30,948.51
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $45,000.00 $16,007.85 – $16,719.31
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale $15,964.57 not published
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $37,700.00 $9,025.38 – $28,652.00
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago $98,044.24 not published
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville $36,630.00 $8,108.82 – $30,313.36
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $27,133.75 $14,056.39 – $33,668.00
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $35,392.00 $11,989.04 – $23,314.48

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